TELECOMMUNICATIONS related term(s) Radio

Addresses

How Vast the Wasteland Now? Newton M. Minow, S16656-S16658 [13NO]

Amendments

Bell Telephone Cos.: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), S6437 [22MY], S6891 [24MY], S6981, S7047 [4JN], S7068, S7069, S7073, S7075, S7076, S7094, S7224, S7225 [5JN]

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (H.J. Res. 284), H7696 [9OC]

Research: promote development of new technologies (S. 218), S8390 [21JN]

Telephones: consumer rights relative to telephone advertising (S. 1410), S16202, S16294 [7NO]

———consumer rights relative to telephone advertising (S. 1462), S16206, S16295 [7NO]

———regulation of pay-per-call technology (S. 1579), S15417, S15432 [29OC]

Television: local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), S7047 [4JN]

Analyses

Board for International Broadcasting Appropriations (S. 760), S4048 [21MR]

Fair Trade in Services Act (H.R. 1347), E831 [7MR]

Research, Design, and Manufacturing of Telecommunications Equipment (H.R. 1527), E1025 [20MR]

Senator Stevens' substitute amendment to the Emerging Telecommunications Technologies Act (S. 218), S8394 [21JN]

Articles and editorials

Bill Aims To Hang Up `Telenuisance', S18320 [26NO]

Bill Would Outlaw Some Computer Calls, S18319 [26NO]

Bills Would Limit Recorded Telemarketing, S18320 [26NO]

Challenges Ahead, E836 [8MR]

Computer Calls Irk Legislators, S18320 [26NO]

Congress Considers Proposals To Limit Uninvited Phone Calls, S18319 [26NO]

Congress Tries To Shield Public from Deluge of Telemarketing, S18320 [26NO]

Curb Tele-Junk, S18319 [26NO]

Despite Static, Channel One Has Strong First Year, E1118 [22MR]

Dialing Beyond the Call of Duty—Dispatcher Wins Honor for Talk with Rape Victim, E2346 [25JN]

Federal Subsidies Flow to Rural Phone Firms That Have Lots of Cash, E2243 [18JN]

Free TV Time, Now, S6349 [22MY]

Future of Landsat, S6855 [24MY]

German Firm in Eastern Half Said to Export Fiber Cable to Soviet Union, S18143 [25NO]

HBO Turns Baby-Sitters Club Into a Series of Specials, E3412 [17OC]

House Votes To Restrict Calls by Telemarketers, S18318 [26NO], S18786 [27NO]

How to Hang Up on Those Automated Phone Calls, S18320 [26NO]

New Competition in the Sky, And Just in Time for the War, E640 [26FE]

New Monopolies from Old, E3840 [14NO]

Off the Hook, S13394 [20SE]

On-Line Teaching—Distance Education Uses Electric Links To Recast the Campus, S13904 [27SE]

Open Line—Subsidies Flow to Rural Phone Firms With Ample Cash—Big Companies Often Benefit, E2244 [18JN]

Phone Flushway, S13393 [20SE]

Phone Solicitation Curb Gains in Senate, S18319 [26NO]

Pierre Alcindor, E2990 [12SE]

Pursuing Al Sikes' Grand Agenda, S7083 [5JN]

Putting Limits on Autodialers, S18318 [26NO], S18786 [27NO]

Quiet Giveaway, S13391 [20SE]

Rockwell To Sell Unit To Alcatel, E2807 [1AU]

Senate, House Hang Up on Telephone Solicitors—Both Houses Passed Similar Legislation, S18318 [26NO]

Senate Panel To Hold a Hearing on Bill That Would Restrict Cold-Calling, S18320 [26NO]

Senate Votes Dialer Ban, S18318 [26NO], S18786 [27NO]

Senate Votes To Limit Telemarketing, S18319 [26NO]

Telephone Consumer Privacy from Marketers, S18319 [26NO]

Tempting Readers, H4127 [6JN]

That Campaign Money, S5771 [14MY]

To Teach Distant Pupils, Educators in Kentucky Turn on Interactive TV, E3803 [12NO]

Tuning Out Cable TV Monopolies—With Competition, Costs Get Lower and Service Gets Better, H3447 [22MY]

Tuning Up Radio Free China, S8054 [18JN]

What Spectrum Shortage?, S13391-S13393 [20SE]

Why Candidates Should Get Free Television Time, S5771 [14MY]

Wire War, E4224 [26NO]

Bills and resolutions

Bell Telephone Co.: sale of certain equipment manufactured by former Bell operating companies (see H.R. 452, H97 [7JA])

Bell Telephone Cos.: reemployment rights for lost employment as a consequence of the divestiture (see H.R. 2323, H3035 [14MY])

———research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see S. 173, S438 [14JA]; H.R. 1523, H1913 [20MR])

Board for International Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (see S. 760, S3930 [21MR])

Broadcasting: ensure opportunity for the discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance (see H.R. 530, H512 [15JA])

———fairness (see S. 217, S545 [15JA])

China, People's Republic of: establish a radio broadcasting service (see S. 1093, S6034 [16MY])

Communications: development of broadband infrastructure and availability of emergency technologies (see S. 1200, S6996 [4JN]; H.R. 2546, H4015 [5JN])

———improve allocation and assignment to the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 531, H512 [15JA]; H.R. 1407, H1669 [12MR])

Copyrights: clarify news reporting monitoring relative to the exclusive rights of owners (see S. 1805, S14348 [3OC])

———enable satellite distributors to sue satellite carriers for unlawful discrimination (see S. 2013, S17433 [21NO]; H.R. 3864, H10842 [21NO])

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: statutory authority (see H.R. 3616, H8334 [23OC])

Crime: civil and criminal forfeitures for mail and wire fraud (see H.R. 2180, H2685 [1MY])

Deaf: require television closed-captioning services relative to entities receiving Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 356, H80 [4JA])

Elections: b"jadcasting of information on campaigns (see H.R. 2999, H5744 [23JY])

———broadcasting of certain material regarding candidates for Federal elective office (see S. 522, S2507 [28FE])

———free broadcast time for Senatorial candidates (see S. 2076, S18335 [26NO])

———purchase and use of broadcasting time by candidates for public office (see S. 521, S2507 [28FE])

Employment: equal opportunities at radio and television stations (see H.R. 2996, H5744 [23JY])

FBI: certain telephone subscriber information (see H.R. 3316, H6538 [12SE])

FCC: establish an ethnic and minority affairs section (see H.R. 2715, H4866 [20JN])

———inquiry into cellular (see H.R. 1683, H2134 [10AP])

———prevent fraudulent changes in telephone customer selections of long-distance carriers (see H.R. 975, H1024 [19FE])

———prevent the loss of existing spectrum to the amateur radio service (see H.R. 73, H56 [3JA])

———regulation of bulk time sale agreements on television and radio (see H.R. 3715, H9493 [6NO])

———require at least one member to be skilled in engineering sciences (see H.R. 3501, H7379 [3OC])

Foreign trade: national treatment by foreign countries for U.S. providers of certain financial and communications services (see H.R. 1347, H1473 [7MR])

Fox Broadcasting Co.: advertising promoting the use of condoms to help prevent the spread of AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 251, H11890 [26NO])

Freedom of Information Act: electronic access to information (see S. 1940, S16213 [7NO])

Health: access to telecommunications systems used to provide medical information to rural care providers (see H.R. 2232, H2810 [7MY])

Industry: interstate pay-per-call technology and regulation of the audiotext industry (see H.R. 2330, H3035 [14MY])

Information services: competition in electronic information services and preservation of universal availability of basic telecommunications services (see S. 2112, S18336 [26NO])

———competition in electronic sources and services (see H.R. 3515, H7647 [8OC])

Morse, Samuel F.B.: bicentennial of birth (see S. Res. 113, S4984 [24AP])

National objectives: advanced infrastructure and technologies (see H.R. 3701, H9043 [1NO])

National policy: coordination (see H.R. 277, H78 [4JA])

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 233, S17044 [19NO]; H.J. Res. 284, H5049 [25JN])

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2558, H4015 [5JN])

———grant charter and authorize appropriations (see H.R. 3031, H5908 [25JY])

Political campaigns: free broadcasting time for advertising (see H.R. 2161, H2684 [1MY])

Public broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1504, S10494 [19JY]; H.R. 2977, H5744 [23JY])

Radio: AM stereo broadcasting standards (see S. 1101, S6149 [20MY])

———broadcasts to Asia (see H.R. 1049, H1135 [21FE])

———FCC regulation of multilingual broadcasting (see H.R. 3960, H11886 [26NO])

———prevent the loss of existing spectrum to amateur radio service (see S. 1372, S8592 [25JN])

Radio Free China: establish (see H.R. 1156, H1279 [27FE])

Research: promote development of new technologies (see S. 218, S545 [15JA])

Space policy: continuation of Landsat remote-sensing satellite program (see H.R. 2449, H3622 [23MY])

Taxation: deny advertising deduction to persons who discriminate against minorities in communications industry (see H.R. 285, H78 [4JA])

———treatment of telephone cooperatives (see S. 879, S4836 [23AP])

Telephones: billing for long-distance service (see S. 857, S4736 [18AP])

———consumer rights relative to telephone advertising (see S. 1410, S8952 [27JN]; S. 1442, S9490 [10JY]; S. 1462, S9839 [11JY])

———establish regulations relative to commercial solicitations and subscriber privacy (see H.R. 1589, H2015 [21MR])

———interstate pay-per-call regulation (see H.R. 3490, H7379 [3OC])

———license for communications with Vietnam (see S. 1741, S13578 [24SE])

———list numbers through which unsolicited offers of goods or services may not be made (see H.R. 1431, H1758 [13MR])

———long-distance service billing practices (see H.R. 3276, H6384 [2AU])

———network reliability and quality standards on common carriers (see H.R. 3444, H7198 [1OC])

———price-cap regulation (see H.R. 267, H77 [4JA])

———privacy of users (see S. 652, S3191 [13MR]; H.R. 1305, H1455 [6MR]; H.R. 1449, H1774 [14MR])

———procurement from minority-owned businesses by holding companies of local carriers (see H.R. 3107, H6137 [30JY])

———prohibit certain practices in the use of automatic dialing devices (see H.R. 3559, H7862 [15OC])

———regulate use for making commercial solicitations (see H.R. 1304, H1455 [6MR])

———regulation of pay-per-call technology (see S. 1166, S6654 [23MY]; S. 1579, S11216 [29JY])

———regulation of prerecorded telephone advertising (see S. 1719, S13180 [17SE])

———require uniform phonebook listings of area agencies on aging (see H.R. 2018, H2468 [23AP])

Television: access of home satellite antenna users to video programming (see H.R. 3420, H6940 [26SE])

———availability of live transmission of certain sporting events over national broadcast networks (see S. 1015, S5502 [8MY])

———cable regulatory actions relative to franchising authorities (see H.R. 506, H386 [11JA])

———free broadcast time to Senate candidates (see S. 1062, S5753 [14MY])

———high frequency commercial television service (see H.R. 1627, H2084 [22MR])

———licensing of cable service providers providing adequate carriage of local broadcast signals (see H.R. 2043, H2535 [24AP])

———local regulation of cable programming and rates (see S. 12, S434 [14JA]; S. 211, S544 [15JA])

———local regulation of cable programming and signal distribution (see H.R. 3380, H6797 [24SE])

———notice by cable television operators to consumers on options relative to the use of certain equipment (see S. 2063, S18334 [26NO])

———protect cable consumer (see H.R. 3560, H7862 [15OC])

———protect cable subscribers from charges for unrequested programming (see H.R. 3150, H6193 [31JY])

———protection of the cable consumer (see H.R. 550, H529 [16JA]; H.R. 1303, H1455 [6MR]; H.R. 2439, H3494 [22MY])

———regulation of service tiers provided by cable systems (see H.R. 2547, H4015 [5JN])

———removal of offensive sexual material from broadcasting (see S.J. Res. 13, S440 [14JA])

Youth: possession of beepers and pagers by persons under 21 years of age (see H.R. 1146, H1278 [27FE])

Examples

Civil rights advertisements, E2014 [4JN]

Telecommunication equipment manufacturing restrictions, E1023 [20MR]

Letters

Air traffic control systems: NTSB, S13224 [18SE]

Broadcasting to China Act: Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars, S8054 [18JN]

Competition in electronic information sources and services: Robert A. Mosbacher, Dept. of Commerce, E4098 [26NO]

Research, design, and manufacturing of telecommunications equipment: National Federation of Independent Business, E1025 [20MR]

Satellite broadcasting rights: National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, E3181 [26SE]

———Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association, E3180 [26SE]

Telecommunications Equipment Research and Manufacturing Competition Act: Bell Atlantic Corp., S7092 [5JN]

———Harold H. Greene, S7091 [5JN]

———Senator Simon, S7091 [5JN]

———several Cabinet officials, S7096 [5JN]

Telephone access services for senior citizens: Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, Inc., S16445 [12NO]

———National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, S16445 [12NO]

Telephone service to Vietnam: Dept. of the Treasury, S13579 [24SE]

———Senator Robb, S13578, S13579 [24SE]

Television program improvement: National Association of Broadcasters, S9965 [15JY]

Lists

Ad-hoc coalition of small telecommunications companies publicly endorsing H.R. 1527, E2915 [2AU]

Fair Employment Coalition, E2014 [4JN]

State commercial radio and television stations, S6485 [23MY]

Telecommunication companies supporting H.R. 1527, research, design, and manufacturing of equipment, E3481 [22OC]

Memorials of legislature

Texas, S13975 [30SE], H6720 [23SE]

Messages

Regional Agreement on Broadcasting Service Expansion in the Western Hemisphere: President Bush, S11366 [30JY]

Motions

Bell Telephone Cos.: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), S7097 [5JN]

Petitions

Hollywood, FL, H9393 [5NO]

Redondo Beach, CA, H62 [3JA]

Remarks in House

Access Sacramento (cable company): National Federation of Local Cable Programmers' Overall Excellence in Public Access Award recipient, E2976 [11SE]

Advertising: restrictions during children's television, E3411 [17OC]

Arkansas Educational Television: anniversary, H11295 [26NO]

Bell Telephone Co.: sale of certain equipment manufactured by former Bell operating companies (H.R. 452), E15 [3JA]

Bell Telephone Cos.: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (H.R. 1523), H1852 [20MR], E1336 [18AP]

———research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (H.R. 1527), H4141 [7JN], H11044 [23NO], E1022 [20MR], E1601 [2MY], E1853 [20MY], E2233 [17JN], E2626 [19JY], E2915 [2AU], E3480 [22OC], E3566 [28OC]

———research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), E1366 [22AP], E2053 [5JN]

Books: transition from the written page to electronic media, H4127 [6JN]

Broadcasting: ensure opportunity for the discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance (H.R. 530), E173 [15JA]

Cable television: local regulation of programming and rates, H1424 [6MR]

California Public Radio Association: annual awards dinner, E1111 [22MR]

Communications: development of broadband infrastructure and availability of emergency technologies (H.R. 2546), E2064, E2074 [6JN]

———improve allocation and assignment to the electromagnetic spectrum (H.R. 1407), E905 [12MR], E907 [13MR]

———improve allocation and assignment to the electromagnetic spectrum (H.R. 531), H5272-H5279 [9JY], E166, E180 [15JA]

Copyrights: enable satellite distributors to sue satellite carriers for unlawful discrimination (H.R. 3864), E3979 [22NO]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: statutory authority (H.R. 3616), E3528 [23OC]

Crime: civil and criminal forfeitures for mail and wire fraud (H.R. 2180), E1828 [17MY]

Cuba: commend efforts of TV Marti to promote democracy in Communist countries, E2315 [20JN]

Deaf: require television closed-captioning services relative to entities receiving Federal financial assistance (H.R. 356), E62 [3JA]

Domestic policy: national policy priority assignments, H10625 [20NO]

Economy: impact of environmental protection legislation, H11383-H11386 [26NO]

Education: tribute to Whittle Communications' Channel One Program, E1118 [22MR]

Employment: impact of environmental protection legislation of the workforce, H11371, H11372 [26NO]

Export Administration Act: revise, H10729 [21NO]

FCC: decision on the financial interest and syndication rule, H2115 [10AP]

———prevent fraudulent changes in telephone customer selections of long-distance carriers (H.R. 975), E512 [19FE]

———prevent the loss of existing spectrum to the amateur radio service (H.R. 73), E492 [7FE]

———regulation of bulk time sale agreements on television and radio (H.R. 3715), E3727, E3732 [6NO]

———regulation of maritime radio officers, E4069 [25NO]

———require at least one member to be skilled in engineering sciences (H.R. 3501), E3280 [3OC]

Foreign investments: ownership of broadcasting companies, H6202 [1AU]

Foreign trade: national treatment by foreign countries for U.S. providers of certain financial and communications services (H.R. 1347), E830 [7MR]

House of Representatives: closed captioning for the hearing-impaired, H996, H998 [19FE]

Industry: interstate pay-per-call technology and regulation of the audiotext industry (H.R. 2330), E1739, E1750 [14MY]

Information services: competition in electronic sources and services (H.R. 3515), H10830-H10836 [21NO], E3308 [8OC], E3840 [14NO], E4098, E4206 [26NO]

———competitiveness and access to markets, H6202 [1AU]

Kentucky: tribute to Kentucky Educational Television Network, E3803 [12NO]

KGGM-TV, Albuquerque, NM: tribute, E1544 [1MY]

LaVallee, Gayle: Cable in the Classroom Educator Award recipient, E1227 [11AP]

Minorities: deny advertising tax deduction to persons who discriminate (H.R. 285), E32 [3JA]

National Operator Appreciation Week: observance, E949 [14MR]

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (H.J. Res. 284), H7695, H7696 [9OC], E2320 [24JN], E2345 [25JN]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2558), E2060 [6JN]

———grant charter and authorize appropriations (H.R. 3031), H11039, H11040-H11045 [23NO], E2704 [25JY]

Pinelands, Inc.: acquisition of WWOR-TV, E111 [10JA]

Public broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2977), H11225-H11229 [25NO], E2645 [23JY], E4098 [26NO]

———educational programming to schools, E2987 [12SE]

Puerto Rico: law establishing Spanish as only official language, H3168 [20MY], E1877 [22MY], E1909 [23MY]

Radio: broadcasts to Asia, H3118 [15MY]

———broadcasts to Asia (H.R. 1049), E581 [22FE], E1817 [16MY]

Radio Free China: establish, H3118 [15MY]

———establish (H.R. 1156), E1817 [16MY], E2516 [11JY]

Radiovision (organization): Volunteer Recognition Day observance, E1393 [23AP]

Rural Electrification Administration: allocation of funds, E2243 [18JN]

Saginaw, MI: National Convention for Amateur Radio Operators, E2823 [1AU]

Satellite Home Viewer's Rights Act: enact (H.R. 3420), E3180 [26SE]

Space policy: continuation of Landsat remote-sensing satellite program (H.R. 2449), H3615-H3617 [23MY]

Telephones: consumer rights relative to telephone advertising (S. 1462), H11307-H11315 [26NO]

———establish regulations relative to commercial solicitations and subscriber privacy (H.R. 1589), H1918 [21MR]

———interstate pay-per-call regulation (H.R. 3490), E3276 [3OC]

———long-distance service billing practices (H.R. 3276), E2915 [2AU]

———price-cap regulation (H.R. 267), E29 [3JA]

———privacy of users (H.R. 1305), E791 [6MR]

———privacy of users (H.R. 1449), E965 [14MR]

———procurement from minority-owned businesses by holding companies of local carriers (H.R. 3107), E2816 [1AU]

———regulate use for making commercial solicitations (H.R. 1304), H10339, H10341-H10344 [18NO], E793 [6MR], E3940 [21NO]

———require uniform phonebook listings of area agencies on aging (H.R. 2018), E1407 [23AP]

Television: funding for TV Marti, H4457, H4459 [13JN]

———licensing of cable service providers providing adequate carriage of local broadcast signals (H.R. 2043), E1421 [24AP]

———local regulation of cable programming and rates, E779 [6MR]

———network coverage of local sports events, H3166 [20MY]

———protect cable consumer (H.R. 3560), E3415 [17OC]

———protection of the cable consumer (H.R. 1303), E788 [6MR]

———regulation of cable industry, H2968 [14MY], H3447 [22MY]

———regulation of service tiers provided by cable systems (H.R. 2547), E2067 [6JN]

WABF-Radio, Fairhope, AL: anniversary, E2885 [2AU]

WAMU-Radio (Washington, DC): anniversary, H8470 [24OC], H8792 [31OC]

WCRV-Radio (Memphis, TN): tribute, E3357 [10OC]

WKSU-Radio (Tuscarawas County, OH): tribute, E3687 [4NO]

Youth: possession of beepers and pagers by persons under 21 years of age (H.R. 1146), E654 [27FE]

Remarks in Senate

Aeronautics: air traffic control system failures, S13223 [18SE]

Bell Telephone Cos.: access to information on transactions with manufacturing affiliates, S7076-S7080 [5JN]

———allow manufacture of telecommunications equipment with certain limitations on foreign parts content, S7094-S7098, S7105 [5JN]

———annual audits, S7066, S7075 [5JN]

———research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), S868 [14JA], S6438 [22MY], S6891 [24MY], S6910, S6911-S6917 [3JN], S6959-S6971, S6975-S6987, S6989 [4JN], S7065-S7085, S7088-S7106 [5JN], S7264 [6JN]

———research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), consideration, S6764 [23MY]

———research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), unanimous-consent agreement, S7094 [5JN]

Children and youth: influence of television, S13203 [18SE]

China, People's Republic of: establish a radio broadcasting service (S. 1093), S6056 [16MY], S8053 [18JN]

Communications: development of broadband infrastructure and availability of emergency technologies (S. 1200), S7054-S7056, S7060 [5JN], S12743 [11SE]

Copyrights: clarify news reporting monitoring relative to the exclusive rights of owners (S. 1805), S14352 [3OC]

———enable satellite distributors to sue satellite carriers for unlawful discrimination (S. 2013), S17459 [21NO]

Crime: telemarketing and consumer fraud, S8895-S8897 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: Navy battle group signal intelligence gathering system, S13692, S13693 [25SE]

———submarine laser communications project appropriations, S13689 [25SE], S13815, S13821 [26SE]

Disabled: hearing-impaired interpreter services for State of the Union Address, S1215 [29JA]

Education: utilization of advanced communication technologies, S13903 [27SE]

Elections: broadcasting of certain material regarding candidates for Federal elective office (S. 522), S2510 [28FE]

———free broadcast time for Senatorial candidates (S. 2076), S18387 [26NO]

———purchase and use of broadcasting time by candidates for public office (S. 521), S2511-S2513 [28FE]

Electronic Communications Privacy Act: task force relative to new technologies, S8002 [18JN]

FCC: enforcement of competition, S7066-S7068 [5JN]

———fairness in broadcasting (S. 217), S568-S570 [15JA]

———frequency allocation for microwave communications systems, S18331 [26NO]

———penalties for failure to maintain records, S7073 [5JN]

———reassignment of radio band frequencies currently in use by police, fire and emergency services, S11346, S11348 [30JY]

Firearms: criminal background checks for sellers, national instant criminal background check system, and improve criminal records data, S9091 [28JN]

Freedom of Information Act: electronic access to information (S. 1940), S16244, S16245 [7NO]

Goldstein, Irving: selection as U.S. candidate for Director General of the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, S15092 [23OC]

Information services: competition in electronic information services and preservation of universal availability of basic telecommunications services (S. 2112), S18436-S18438 [26NO], S18818 [18DE]

———lift restrictions for telephone companies, S11041 [26JY]

Medicare: telephone access services for senior citizens, S16649 [13NO]

Michigan Relay Center: ground breaking for services for hearing and speech impaired individuals, S6758 [23MY]

Morse, Samuel F.B.: bicentennial of birth (S. Res. 113), S5051 [24AP]

National objectives, S5057-S5059 [25AP]

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (S.J. Res. 233), S17074 [19NO]

Public broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (S. 1504), S10506, S10507 [19JY], S18746 [27NO]

Radio: AM stereo broadcasting standards (S. 1101), S6149 [20MY], S15110 [24OC]

———awarding of and resale auction of radio spectrum licenses, S13390 [20SE]

———prevent the loss of existing spectrum to amateur radio service (S. 1372), S8617 [25JN]

Research: promote development of new technologies (S. 218), S571 [15JA], S8390 [21JN]

Senate: closed captioning of sessions, S16885, S16888, S16898, S16961 [18NO]

Soviet Union: social and political reform, S7285-S7289 [6JN]

Space policy: kinetic energy antisatellite weapons program, S12099 [2AU]

Sports: antitrust exemptions accorded professional leagues (S. Res. 172), S12317 [2AU]

Taxation: treatment of telephone cooperatives (S. 879), S4837, S4838 [23AP]

Telephones: billing for long-distance service (S. 857), S4746 [18AP]

———consumer rights relative to telephone advertising (S. 1410), S8991 [27JN], S16200-S16204 [7NO], S16809 [15NO]

———consumer rights relative to telephone advertising (S. 1442), S9497 [10JY]

———consumer rights relative to telephone advertising (S. 1462), S9874 [11JY], S16204-S16208 [7NO], S18317 [26NO], S18781-S18786 [27NO]

———license for communications with Vietnam (S. 1741), S13578 [24SE]

———privacy of users (S. 652), S7093 [5JN]

———regulation of pay-per-call technology (S. 1166), S6699 [23MY]

———regulation of pay-per-call technology (S. 1579), S11219, S11221 [29JY], S15427-S15434 [29OC]

———regulation of prerecorded telephone advertising (S. 1719), S13181 [17SE]

Television: availability of live transmission of certain sporting events over national broadcast networks (S. 1015), S5515 [8MY]

———broadcasting standards, S16655 [13NO]

———closed-caption programming, S1017 [22JA]

———free broadcast time to Senate candidates (S. 1062), S5769 [14MY], S6348-S6350 [22MY]

———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), S582, S589, S590, S591, S592 [14JA], S7048 [4JN], S11091, S11092 [26JY], S16839 [15NO], S18547 [26NO]

———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 211), S554 [15JA]

———notice by cable television operators to consumers on options relative to the use of certain equipment (S. 2063), S18377-S18379 [26NO]

———program improvement, S9964 [15JY]

———removal of offensive sexual material from broadcasting (S.J. Res. 13), S924 [14JA]

TVA: Government radio spectrum, S13570 [24SE]

VOA: broadcasts in Kurdish, S11131 [29JY]

Reports

Castro Shows Tourists Everything But Real Cuba: Robert Cox, E519 [19FE]

Expanded Radio Broadcasting to Asia: Council for the Defense of Freedom, E3537-E3540 [24OC]

Survey of Cable Television Rates and Services: GAO, S11092-S11099 [26JY]

U.S. Communications Policy—Issues for the 1990's, Panelists' Remarks: GAO, S15111-S15116 [24OC]

Reports filed

Granting of Charter and Authorization of Appropriations for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 3031) (H. Rept. 102-335), H10543 [19NO]

Improvement of Allocation and Assignment to the Electromagnetic Spectrum: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 531) (H. Rept. 102-113), H4610 [18JN]

Prohibiting Certain Practices Involving the Use of Telephone Equipment for Advertising and Solicitation Purposes: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1462) (S. Rept. 102-178), S14587 [8OC]

Protection of Privacy Rights of Telephone Subscribers: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 1305) (H. Rept. 102-324), H10364 [18NO]

Protection of the Privacy of Telephone Users: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 652) (S. Rept. 102-247), S18333 [26NO]

Public Broadcasting Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1504) (S. Rept. 102-221), S17042 [19NO]

———Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 2977) (H. Rept. 102-363), H11114 [23NO]

Purchase and Use of Broadcasting Time by Candidates for Public Office: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 521), S5750 [14MY]

———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 521) (S. Rept. 102-59), S6210 [21MY]

Regulate Use of Telephones in Making Commercial Solicitations: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 1304) (H. Rept. 102-317), H10280 [15NO]

Regulation of the Development of Pay-Per-Call Telephone Technology: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1579) (S. Rept. 102-190), S14839 [16OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Research, design, and manufacturing of telecommunications equipment by the Bell Telephone Cos.: American Legislative Exchange Council, E1922 [24MY]

Research, design, and manufacturing of telecommunications equipment: National Association of Counties, E1024 [20MR]

Resumes

California Public Radio Association Award Nominees, E1111 [22MR]

Statements

Principles of Radio and Television Broadcasting: National Association of Broadcasters, S9965 [15JY]

Public Television's Educational Contributions: President Bush, E2988 [12SE]

Telecommunications Equipment Industry: Deborah Kaplan, S6916 [3JN]

———Dept. of Commerce, S6916 [3JN]

———Harold H. Greene, S7092 [5JN]

———Senator Pressler, S7074 [5JN]

Telephone Usage by the Hearing Impaired: Senator Pressler, S7806 [13JN]

U.S. Telecommunications and Foreign Competition: Alfred C. Sikes, S6971 [4JN]

———Henry Geller, S6971 [4JN]

———James Rill, S6970 [4JN]

———Janice I. Obuchowski, S6971 [4JN]

———Robert Reich, S6970 [4JN]

Summaries

Communications Competitiveness and Infrastructure Modernization Act (S. 1200), S7056 [5JN]

Examples of Foreign Company Activity in U.S. Markets Closed to the Bell Holding Companies, S6962 [4JN]

Foreign Companies Are Doing What American Companies Cannot, S6960-S6962 [4JN]

Local Regulation of Cable Television Programming and Rates (S. 211), S555 [15JA]

Protect Cable Consumer (H.R. 3560), E3416 [17OC]

Telecommunications Competition in Electronic Information Sources and Services (H.R. 3515), E3309 [8OC]

Testimonies

Telecommunications Equipment Industry: James Rill, S6915 [3JN]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 284, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, H7696 [9OC]

H.R. 267, Local Network Quality Standards Act, E30 [3JA]

H.R. 452, Telecommunications Equipment Manufacturing Stimulation Act, E15 [3JA]

H.R. 531, Emerging Telecommunications Technologies Act (H.R. 531), H5272-H5275 [9JY]

H.R. 975, Long Distance Telephone Consumer Protection Act, E513 [19FE]

H.R. 1304, Telephone Advertising Consumer Rights Act, H10339-H10341 [18NO]

H.R. 1527, Telecommunications Equipment Research and Manufacturing Competition Act, E3567 [28OC]

H.R. 2043, Cable Subscriber Protection Act, E1422 [24AP]

H.R. 2330, Audiotext Industry Obligations and Consumer Rights Act, E1750 [14MY]

H.R. 2547, regulation of service tiers provided by cable systems, E2067 [6JN]

H.R. 2977, public broadcasting appropriations, H11225-H11227 [25NO]

H.R. 3031, authorizing appropriations and granting a charter for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, H11039 [23NO]

H.R. 3276, long-distance telephone service billing practices, E2915 [2AU]

S. 12, Cable Television Consumer Protection Act, S583-S589 [14JA]

S. 173, Telecommunications Equipment Research and Manufacturing Competition Act, S6911 [3JN], S7106-S7108 [5JN]

S. 211, local regulation of cable programming and rates, S555-S558 [15JA]

S. 217, fairness in broadcasting, S569 [15JA]

S. 218, promote development of new technologies, S571-S573 [15JA]

S. 760, authorizing Board for International Broadcasting appropriations, S4048 [21MR]

S. 857, billing for long-distance telephone service, S4746 [18AP]

S. 879, tax treatment of telephone cooperatives, S4838 [23AP]

S. 1015, Public Access to National Sporting Events Act, S5515 [8MY]

S. 1062, free television broadcast time to Senate candidates, S5770 [14MY]

S. 1093, Broadcasting to China Act, S6057 [16MY], S8054 [18JN]

S. 1101, AM Radio Improvement Act, S6149 [20MY]

S. 1200, Communications Competitiveness and Infrastructure Modernization Act, S7057-S7060 [5JN]

S. 1372, Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act, S8618 [25JN]

S. 1410, Telephone Advertising Consumer Rights Act, S8992 [27JN], S16200 [7NO], S16781 [14NO]

S. 1462, Automated Telephone Consumer Protection Act, S9874 [11JY], S16204 [7NO], S16779-S16781 [14NO]

S. 1462, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, S18781-S18784 [27NO], H11307-H11310 [26NO]

S. 1504, Public Telecommunications Act, S10506 [19JY]

S. 1579, 900 Services Consumer Protection Act, S11220 [29JY], S15432-S15434 [29OC]

S. 1719, Prerecorded Telephone Solicitation Consumer Rights Act, S13182 [17SE]

S. 1805, clarify news reporting monitoring relative to the exclusive rights of copyright owners, S14355 [3OC]

S. 2013, enable satellite distributors to sue satellite carriers for unlawful copyrights discrimination, S17460 [21NO]

S. 2063, notice by cable television operators to consumers on options relative to the use of certain equipment, S18379 [26NO]

S. 2112, Information Services Diversity Act, S18438-S18442 [26NO]

S. Res. 113, bicentennial of the birth of Samuel F.B. Morse, S5038, S5051 [24AP]

S. Res. 172, antitrust exemptions accorded professional sports leagues, S12317 [2AU]

S.J. Res. 13, removal of offensive sexual material from television broadcasting, S925 [14JA]

S.J. Res. 233, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, S17074 [19NO]